Chemical Initiation of FAE Clouds
Abstract
Laboratory experiments with liquid fuel and ClF3 (CTF) or BrF3 (BTF) have suggested that an effective FAE blast may be obtained by very rapid fuel/ agent dispersion and agent-induced combustion. In the current work, initial small-scale field tests using small pellets of high-explosive for fuel and agent dispersion have yielded significant FAE blasts when performed in open air, no blast when performed in an atmosphere of nitrogen, and a very strong blast when performed in an atmosphere of oxygen. The results show that an agent such as CTF meets the requirements of inducing very rapid combustion, and that the strength of the FAE blast is thus principally governed by the size and configuration of the central dispersing charge. Further small-scale tests are scheduled in which the central charge is substantially enlarged and shaped for injecting high velocity jets of fuel/agent dispersion into the surrounding atmosphere.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA082610
Entities
People
- E. T. Mchale
- G. Von Elbe
Organizations
- ARCO